Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D057174
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D057174
Preferred Name

Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

Definitions
Heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by frontal and temporal lobe atrophy associated with neuronal loss, gliosis, and dementia. Patients exhibit progressive changes in social, behavioral, and/or language function. Multiple subtypes or forms are recognized based on presence or absence of TAU PROTEIN inclusions. FTLD includes three clinical syndromes: FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA, semantic dementia, and PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE NONFLUENT APHASIA.
Synonyms
FTLDs
Lobar Degenerations, Frontotemporal
Degeneration, Frontotemporal Lobar
Lobar Degeneration, Frontotemporal
Frontotemporal Lobar Degenerations
Degenerations, Frontotemporal Lobar
FTLD
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